the texas house impeached ken paxton by an overwhelming margin.t means the texas senate now has to put him on trial. they'll hold an impeachment trial in september. if he's convicted at that senate impeachment trial, he will lose his job permanently. here's where it gets amazing. that trial will be presided over by the lieutenant of the senate, dan patrick, as the presiding judge overseeing paxton's impeachment trial, he'll have immense power. he'll be the ultimate arbiter of the rules and admissibility of evidence and all that stuff. here's the thing i can't believe is real, but it is. so dan patrick, the guy who's the presiding judge in this impeachment trial just had to release his new campaign finance report, and would you look at that, he just received $3 million from the ken paxton super pac. wow, what a coincidence. dan patrick isn't even up for reelection until 2026. all he has coming up is this impeachment trial that he has to run in a few weeks. and here's the pac for the defendant in that impeachment trial dumping $3 million on his pack

i'd kind of like to talk about ken paxton. right. so that if you've not already seen or read the book, let me tell you, it's terrific. it lives up to its billing and more. steve extraordinary. and the book is itself the right book for this moment when the supreme court is so much in the news and so much on our minds. we're going to talk a lot about the supreme court today in the context the book and not. but let's first talk about the book and let's begin by defining our terms, you immediately in the book make a distinction between merits docket and the shadow. defined define those things so we understand exactly what we're talking about. sure. i mean so word i think most familiar with decisions that the supreme court hands down after argument after multiple rounds of the court, handed down three today, including one largely gutting the clean water act. and when we think of the supreme court that's, i think, at least until recently what we tended to view as the supreme court, the work of the supreme and the shadow docket. this is ter

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at one point the attorney said to the attorney general ken paxton ever tell you that you could not get? she said i have not spoken to the attorney general. she was asked about the fact that she was over 35 when she was pregnant with this pregnancy that was nonviable. was not considered a geriatric pregnancy? many awkward moments. many of us have had miscarriages. we have had them over 35. it was a cringe worthy moment in the courtroom. >> the fetus had something so serious that basically the baby's brain and skull were not forming. there was a witness who testified to that. she ended up having to deliver the baby. >> it is a type of genetic disorder where the brain and the skull does not form. it can be very dangerous to give birth. there is no skull to press against the cervix in order to open the cervix for delivery. it is always a c-section. usually within minutes or hours this is a child that dies in a very painful way. there are some women who choose to do that and they do provide palliative care for the newborn. but in this case and in many cases, women have set i want to be able

. >>> and the suspended texas attorney general ken paxton is not planning to testify at his impeachmento call the articles of impeachment meritless the gop controlled texas house impeached paxton, a republican, on charges of breaking the law and abusing his office and obstructing justice. that's a lot of counts >> it is thanks, tyler. >>> a new report highlights the historic underinvestment in black colleges and universities. but could last week's supreme court decision to end affirmative action turn the tide that's cinupexomg nt. mself.” leaving you lost. you need to hire. i need indeed. indeed you do. indeed instant match instantly delivers quality candidates matching your job description. visit indeed.com/hire >>> welcome back to "the exchange." the racial wage gap in america is finally starting to shrink, but the difference is still enormous according to the economic policy institute, black workers still make 21% less than white workers. this comes as the supreme court strikes down affirmative action saying college and universities can no longer make race a key factor in admissions

the united states supreme court heard a lawsuit that made this exact claim brought by ken paxton in 2020nd rejected. they cited there is nothing there for them to review. this is a common talking p oint. that's just as invalid as saying florida violated their loss in 2000 when they cited the rule that the vote count was appropriate and george bush won by 537 votes. the 2020 election was more secure, transparent and verified that any other election before. the entire state of pennsylvania had non-paper ballots they could not be audited because there were paper ballots. in 2020 the entire state was paper ballots that could be validated. georgia validated their votes by hand. host: let's go to massachusetts. william is on the independent line. caller: good morning everybody. host: good morning go ahead william. caller: i was listening to what you said about mail-in votes. i know 38 states check signatures but 19 don't. isn't it disingenuous to say they're not? guest: every single state validates every single mail-in ballot twice. once when the ballot is requested. whether it is requested fo

. >>> in texas, governor abbott has tapped a new interim attorney general because ken paxton is gearinghis impeachment trial. long time chief of staff will become chief on friday. paxton was suspended over charges of bribery and abuse of office. he's also under investigation by the fbi. the impeachment trial is set to begin in september. and the iowa governor now former president trump's latest target. why 2024 republican candidates are rushing to her defense. we've got that, next. n candidats are rushing to her defense we've got that, next i told myself i was ok with my moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis symptoms. with my psoriatic arthritis symptoms. but just ok isn't ok. and i was done settling. if you still have symptoms after a tnf blocker like humira or enbrel, rinvoq is different and may help. rinvoq is a once-daily pill that can dramatically relieve ra and psa symptoms, including fatigue for some. it can stop joint damage. and in psa, can leave skin clear or almost clear. rinvoq can lower your ability to fight infections, including tb. serious infections and blood clots, so

>> we certainly have been dealing with all of this tragic situation with ken paxton, our attorney generalaud. he is still under a federal indictment, state indictment. he is under an impeachment right now for many violations, including bribery accusations of payoffs. we are in the space right now, lawrence, where texans are hurting. and republicans in texas seem to perpetuate this lie that somehow we are living in a texas miracle. there is nothing miraculous when 800 people die in a winter storm, there is nothing miraculous when 21, 19 children and two teachers die while 77 minutes later cops finally decide to go in. we are broken in texas, we are broken in every issue that you can imagine. we have teachers that are the lowest paid in the country, women who really do not know what to do if they have to make reproductive decisions. we have people on the margins that are constantly being attacked and scapegoated by republicans like ted cruz. we are in deep trouble, but we have to have a real discussion about the issues that truly matter to us. that is what i aim to do in this next election.

there was one point where the attorney said, “did the attorney general, ken paxton, ever tell you thatt get an abortion?” she said, “i have not spoken to the attorney general.” that -- she was asked the fact that she was over 35 when she was pregnant with this pregnancy that was nonviable. was that considered a -- quote -- “geriatric pregnancy?” very awkward moments. i think many of us who have had children, who've had miscarriages, who've maybe had them over 35, it was a cringeworthy moment in the courtroom. stephanie: yes, and i believe the doctor had -- the fetus had anencephaly, which, again, any of us who have been pregnant know how serious that is. it is basically when the baby's brain and skull does not form. there was also a witness yesterday who testified to that and, from what i understand, ended up having to deliver the baby. sarah: that's correct. and anencephaly is a -- and other types of genetic disorders where the brain and the skull does not form can be very dangerous for women to birth vaginally. there is no skull to press against the cervix in order to open the cervix

the state attorney general in texas ken paxton hated that so much that he sued the government to overturn guidelines. so, what happened to me is exactly what he wanted to happen. >> and your point is that right now we have a patchwork of laws across this country, if we would enact some federal standards here and codify roe v. wade into law, which was the law of land before this, this would not have happened to you. >> that is right. >> okay, thank you. dr. verma, how do the medical consequences of delaying care impact women? >> they impact women significantly, we're seeing, you know, i'm practicing in georgia, where we have a six-week ban in place. we're having to turn away patients for all kinds of reasons. people who have irregular periods who don't realize they're pregnant after six weeks, people that are diagnosed, their babies are diagnosed with terrible fetal anomalies on their 20 week ultra sound, people that develop worsening medical conditions during their pregnancies. and because they can't access their care in our state, even though their doctors are trained to provide that car

the united states supreme court heard a lawsuit that made this exact claim brought by ken paxton in 2020ejected. they cited there is nothing there for them to review. this is a common talking p oint. that's just as invalid as saying florida violated their loss in 2000 when they cited the rule that the vote count was appropriate and george bush won by 537 votes. the 2020 election was more secure, transparent and verified that any other election before. the entire state of pennsylvania had non-paper ballots they could not be audited because there were paper ballots. in 2020 the entire state was paper ballots that could be validated. georgia validated their votes by hand. host: let's go to massachusetts. william is on the independent line. caller: good morning everybody. host: good morning go ahead william. caller: i was listening to what you said about mail-in votes. i know 38 states check signatures but 19 don't. isn't it disingenuous to say they're not? guest: every single state validates every single mail-in ballot twice. once when the ballot is requested. whether it is requested for ea

and in texas, in my home, state attorney general ken paxton sued over that guidance. and so, that guidance was revoked. so, as i said before, what happened to me was intentional. >> thank you, mister chairman. >> thanks, senator wells. i thank you to our witnesses. there are a few points i would like to make for the record as we close. one's own clinic violence. i want to make it clear, i think we have made it clear but it bears repeating. there is no excuse, underline no, for violence on either side of this issue. none. and to harass physicians or those who have an opposite point of view is unacceptable from my point of view. and i hope the department of justice will treat offenders on both sides of that issue the same way. with force. to stop and protect those who have a point to be on this issue. second thing that i want to say is, the argument that this is about states rights, what happened in amarillo? was that about state rights? he was an effort to eliminate the use of a drug which is used for chemical abortions. nationwide. nationwide. and that is what this am

the united states supreme court heard a lawsuit that made this exact claim brought by ken paxton in 2020ejected. they cited there is nothing there for them to review. this is a common talking p oint. that's just as invalid as saying florida violated their loss in 2000 when they cited the rule that the vote count was appropriate and george bush won by 537 votes. the 2020 election was more secure, transparent and verified that any other election before. the entire state of pennsylvania had non-paper ballots they could not be audited because there were paper ballots. in 2020 the entire state was paper ballots that could be validated. georgia validated their votes by hand. host: let's go to massachusetts. william is on the independent line. caller: good morning everybody. host: good morning go ahead william. caller: i was listening to what you said about mail-in votes. i know 38 states check signatures but 19 don't. isn't it disingenuous to say they're not? guest: every single state validates every single mail-in ballot twice. once when the ballot is requested. whether it is requested for ea